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July 10, 2008

More Dead-Horse Flogging As the Bandwagon Trundles On

by Sam Savage

By Linda Kennedy

MAMMA MIA! is having children. A new generation of me-too musicals is on its way. There's a Monkees musical. A Barry Manilow musical. Somewhere, I fear, Simon le Bon, Nick Rhodes and any Taylors left are pondering upon "Rio", a musical featuring the songs of Duran Duran. All they need is a storyline.

Nick Rhodes: "How about a young girl desperate to escape small- town life?"